Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-04-30
LOCAL BREyITIES.


road.
Telegraph Office for X. H. Palmer and VIM.
Poole.
The fraternal societies of Newcastle will
mold grand union picnic at Owen Kings
Grove on Friday, May 18th.
The Pastors Union tender to Rev. DIR.
Frost a farewell reception at the y. n. C.
A. rooms on Monday evening next.
Quite a number of Sacramentans left tor
San Francisco yesterday 10 join the excur-
sion party to Southern California.
John D. Skinner, Treasurer of Ell Dorado
county, yesterday settled with the State
controller, and paid over to the State 81
594 SO.
j. H. Strobridge and party went to the
front of the California and Oregon Rail
road from San Francisco by special last
evening,
The ladies of the Unitarian Society will
give strawberry and ice cream festival
and dance at Pioneer Hall next Friday
evening, May 9th.
Chinaman belonging to the Chinese
" Masons died on Thursday, and there
will be big funeral from Chinatown to-
day IN consequence.
Thursday night thief, supposed to
have been a Chinaman, robbed the room of
Chinese boy in Charles X. Parsons EN-.
pioy OF clothing and small sum OF money.
A special train arrived early last evening
from Lathrop, bringing passengers and
mails from the South, delayed by the train
robbery in Arizona on the evening of the
9th.
On the hill yesterday the weather was
showery, but there was q heavy rainfall on
the Shasta Division of the California and
Oregon Railroad In this city there were
hight showers of rain at intervals.
The following arrests were made yester-
day A. Fontana by officer Frazee, for
disturbing the peace; John Doe, by officer
Ash, for being drunk; +. S. George, by
officer Franks, for disturbing the peace
The REcoRD-UNIoN correspondent at
Gridley says: The Odd Fellows sixty
eighth anniversary celebration here the
present week was great success. Crops in
this vicinity are still looking fine. especial
ly wheat on summer-fallowed land"
The sewer manhole on the southeast cor
ner of Fifteenth and | streets has during
the past few days contained the remains of
great number of the large water beetles
that fly about the lights at night, and now
that they are decomposing the effluvia is
very offensive to people passing by.
The White Cross Cadets gave an interest
ing entertainment last evening at Calvary
Baptist Church, which was largely attend
ed and proved most enjoyable affair. The
programme consisted of dialogues, march
and chorus, instrumental and vocal music,
Rotations, etc, Ice cream and other re-
freshments were served.
The ministers of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of the Sacramento District will
hold meeting of their Ministerial Asso-
citation in this city on Tuesday next. con-
tlnuing for three days. The opening SER
mon will be preached on Tuesday evening
at the Sixth-5treet NJ. L. Church by Rev.
John Kirby, of Oroville.
Henry Mcfarland, Secretary and Treas
urer of the Union Pacific Railroad, arrived
from San Francisco yesterday in the Off
GERS car of that road. and left by the Col
fax train for the latter place, from which
they would go over the hill by special freight
train, taking the East-bound express from
Truckee early this morning.
The will of John Davies, who died in
San Francisco recently, was filed for pro-
bate Thursday. Deceased leaves his es-
tate, share and share alike, to his nephews
oi1u htcSCoi SHdiico, MARY anu Elizabeth
Davies, Mrs. Julia George, George w. Lo-
REM and Mrs. Julia Jackson. The estate is
valued at $4,000. Mrs. jackson and Mr..
Lorenz are residents of Sacramento.
On the west side of Tenth street. between
H and l. a new sidewalk has been built,
which, being higher than the old one,
leaves sudden step down of about foot.
A person passing that way at night feels
that he is gone" as he Unexpectedly steps
off at this place, and then uses strong
words as he finds his backbone telescoping
In consequence of his stopping too quick.
1t is reported that the gentlemen who
went out few days ago to secure the right
OF way tor the extension of the Sacramento
and Placerville Railroad from Single
Springs to Placerville, succeeded in getting
what they asked from the owners of land
and the residents of Placervlle feel conf
dent that the locomotive will be footing its
business notes within the limits of their
city before the close of the season.
I William NJ. Bevins, a pioneer printer,
died in San Francisco last Wednesday
night from the shock following an amputa-
ton, and was buried on Thursday under
the auspices of the Pioneers He was a
miner in the early days. He subsequently
had a farm of 200 acres in San Mateo coun-
w. NE SET W pc on tue DUttetl9l and S2cra-
mento Union. For'eight or nine years past
he has been culfivating a small orchard in
Santa Clara county. He leaves widow
and a son.
The average Signal Service temperature
yesterday was 545o, which is $50 cooler
than the average mean temperature for the
10Th of April during nine years. The
highest and lowest temperature was coo
and $40, with brisk northwesterly wind
and fair to cloudy and fair weather, with
several showers of rain during the day.
The amount that was precipitattd was
inappreciable to the pluviameter or rain
gauge. It was 100 cooler yesterday than
the day before.
Officer Sullivan went over to Dayisville
Thursday afternoon to endeavor to recover
gold watch which was taken by w. Mars
ton-who was brought back from Redding
few days ago by that oflicer-from the
room OF the Captain of the Salvation Army.
Marston said he disposed of it to barber
known as French Louis at Davisville, but
Sullivan was told when he reached that
place that Louis had gone to Woodland 4
letter was then sent by Chief Dillman TO
Sheriff Watkins, of Yulo county concern
ing the matter, and the Sheriff responded
that Louis had not been in Woodland for a
long time. and was supposed to be in Sac
rameutO.
autumn Leaves"